Jesus, the extra point.

It seems that I have caused a bit of a stir with my post yesterday about "Touchdown Jesus". First, let me say that I was not bashing Jesus or God or the church. I'm a big fan. In fact if you peruse this blog, you will find several posts that talk about just how important my faith is to me. This blog is about my opinions. You may agree with me, or you may disagree with me. I am fine with that because we are all entitled to what we think and believe. I welcome the debate, but know this, I will listen to your side, but don't expect me to roll over if I disagree. I will not be mad, or upset. I will, however, not allow people to misconstrue what I say. I was not bashing faith or the ministry of the church in Ohio. I was merely stating the opinion that $250,000 could have been better spent than on a giant statue of Jesus. I will agree that I am sure this news story started dialogues across the country about the church, about Jesus, about faith, about how fast Styrofoam burns (that last one was just to lighten the mood a bit). I think that's great! But, think about this. Had you heard of "Touchdown Jesus" before it was destroyed? I hadn't. So we can really argue that, for lack of a better term, the act of God, which destroyed the statue caused the dialogue. I drew the parallel of the Tower of Babel, (Genesis 11: 1-9)

because when I read the story, that's the first thing that popped into my head. Truth be told, I don't know what God or Jesus thought of the statue, but none of us do. We only know what we believe and think. I have chosen to share my thoughts which is what the title of my blog indicates, "So I Was Thinkin'"